ghost
Example Sentences
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Lawmakers, academics and regulators have documented the existence of these faulty insurance directories—often referred to as ghost networks—for years.
In Victorian times, the telling, or reading, of ghost stories was a Christmas tradition; the most enduring Yule-time tale — Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” written in 1843 — is first and foremost a ghost story.
From Los Angeles Times
While the U.S. has previously targeted sanctioned oil, it is now increasingly focused on seizing ships that make up the so-called “ghost fleet” and serve the global black market for oil, the officials said.
Days earlier, US forces seized the M/T Skipper, a so-called "ghost" tanker transporting over a million barrels of Venezuelan oil, reportedly destined for Cuba.
From Barron's
As we approach the halfway point of the season, what do the ghosts of Christmas past tell us about the title race and relegation battle?
From BBC
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